After collecting the tortoise blood, Su Bai remembered the item Lin Yanran had given him earlier, though he wasn't sure what it was.

  He took out the white jade bottle Lin Yanran had given him from his pocket. Opening the cap, he found a round pill inside!

  Resources for martial artists' cultivation are divided into three types. The first is powder form, like Blood Qi Powder, which is the lowest tier of cultivation resources. Due to its rough production, it often takes a martial artist a month to fully absorb its properties.

  During absorption, a lot of the medicinal power is wasted, making it the least effective among all cultivation resources.

  If it weren't for the Little Tortoise's ability to perfectly absorb the properties of Blood Qi Powder, it wouldn't have been able to advance to the mid-tier with just one pack.

  A better option is the potion made primarily from exotic beast blood, like the Body Tempering Potion that dorm leader Han Jiagang has. This potion typically takes seven days to absorb and is much more effective than Blood Qi Powder.

  However, this potion is harder to obtain than Blood Qi Powder, requiring not only substantial financial resources but also the help of a skilled alchemist to prepare it.

  The highest tier is the pill, which can be absorbed once every three days. Just one pill is enough to elevate a low-tier martial artist to mid-tier!

  The process of refining pills is extremely complex, and the materials needed are more expensive than those for potions, with a much lower success rate.

  When alchemists refine potions, the success rate can be as high as 80%, but for a batch of pills, it's often only about 10%. If the refinement fails, all the invested materials are wasted.

  This makes the Body Tempering Pill in Su Bai's hand extremely rare, even within the military, it's reserved for nurturing the offspring of high-ranking officers, and it's not available for purchase, no matter how wealthy one is!

  No wonder Lin Yanran had repeatedly warned him not to let anyone know when she gave him the pill at night, insisting he take it in private.

  Su Bai looked at the smooth pill and smiled wryly:

  "Now I owe this girl another favor, and her background might be more complicated than I thought."

  Muttering to himself, Su Bai turned his attention back to Little Eight.

  As a Beast Tamer, Su Bai's main combat strength lies in his beasts, and he can enhance them to feed back attributes to himself. Therefore, the greatest value of this pill is for Little Eight.

  The faster Little Eight grows, the stronger Su Bai becomes.

  With this in mind, Su Bai tossed the pill into the mouth of the still sulking Little Eight.

  The Body Tempering Pill was incredibly smooth, with its medicinal power and aura well-contained. Little Eight didn't realize what his master had fed him, thinking it was just an ordinary candy.

  Once the pill entered his mouth, a warm current surged through Little Eight's body, instantly restoring him to peak condition after feeling weak from the bloodletting.

  Staring with his small, green bean eyes, Little Eight was shocked as he looked at Su Bai.

  "Roar roar roar~"

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  (This... this candy contains such powerful energy?)

  As more potent medicinal power continued to pour in, Little Eight quickly closed his eyes to absorb the terrifying energy.

  What followed was a massive transformation in his body.

  From initially being the size of a washbasin, he gradually grew to the size of a suitcase.

  Finally, he stabilized at the size of a dining table, with a length and width reaching 1.5 meters, and his weight was immeasurable.

  Even with his eyes closed and lying on the ground, Little Tortoise exuded an inexplicable sense of oppression.

  During Little Tortoise's growth, Su Bai also felt his bones being tempered by a warm current, and after ten minutes, he slowly opened his eyes.

  With his hands clenched, a more powerful force than before emerged from nowhere, prompting Su Bai to quickly check his system.

  Although his attributes had improved, unfortunately, both he and Little Eight were still at the mid-tier stage and hadn't advanced to high-tier.

  The high-tier is the closest stage to the Bronze Tier, and once one steps into the Bronze Tier, they can truly be considered a formidable force, making it much more challenging than advancing to mid-tier.

  However, Su Bai speculated that he might not be far from reaching high-tier.

  As long as he could exchange 7 drops of essence blood for some potions, Su Bai was confident that both he and Little Eight could enter high-tier.

  He had just entered the Martial Academy, and it had only been a few days since he awakened his system, yet he was already on the verge of breaking through to high-tier.

  Fortunately, no one knew about this. If people found out, it would be shocking!

  Such a cultivation speed was unheard of, unprecedented, and likely never to be surpassed.

  No matter how talented or prestigious one's background, they would pale in comparison to Su Bai!

  However, Su Bai understood the principle of not attracting attention, so he chose to quietly grow stronger without exposing himself.

  Exhaling a breath of stale air, Su Bai placed Little Eight into the Beast Taming Space.

  He then touched the test tube in his pocket containing seven drops of exotic beast blood and headed toward the cafeteria.

  ...

  Approaching eight o'clock, Su Bai entered the private room Han Jiagang had mentioned, where the three had already ordered food and were waiting for him.

  Seeing Su Bai arrive on time, the three greeted him with smiles.

  This was the big shot who could connect them to the goddess, and whether they could interact with her in the future depended on Su Bai.

  "Brother Su, come sit down. If there's anything else you want to eat, feel free to order. Don't be shy."

  Seeing the table full of dishes, Su Bai didn't order more, and the four of them began eating and chatting.

  After eating until they were about 80% full, Han Jiagang moved his chair closer to Su Bai.

  "Well, Brother Su, we're all dormmates, and the goddess is your friend. Since we're all friends, it makes sense to meet and hang out together in the future, right?"

  The other two roommates perked up their ears as the conversation finally touched on the main topic.

  These guys actually wanted to make a move on Lin Yanran!

  Su Bai rolled his eyes and directly rejected him, steering away from the topic:

  "Don't even think about getting Yanran's contact info. Even if I gave it to you, it wouldn't help."

  Su Bai wasn't lying. Lin Yanran's identity had always been quite mysterious, and no one really knew what her family did.

  Even in high school, almost everyone had Lin Yanran's phone number, but only Su Bai could get through, no one else could, not even the head teacher.

  "But, Jiagang, I might need your help with something."

  "It's not a big deal, and it could benefit you too. I have a friend who has seven drops of rare exotic beast blood. Knowing I was coming to the Martial Academy, he asked me to help sell it. If we sell it on the black market, it might get undervalued, which isn't ideal."

  "I noticed you seem interested in this, so I thought I'd ask."

  Hearing Su Bai suddenly bring this up, Han Jiagang was initially stunned, then overjoyed.

  Such a great opportunity?

  Rare exotic beast blood is priceless, and Han Jiagang's father only managed to acquire three drops by chance while doing business in Yushan County.

  This stuff is highly beneficial for ordinary martial artists, the more, the better.

  Although he was a bit disappointed not to get Lin Yanran's contact info, being able to buy rare exotic beast blood to enhance his strength was a pleasant surprise for Han Jiagang.

  The purpose of entering the Martial Academy is to enhance one's strength and become stronger!

  Han Jiagang immediately agreed enthusiastically: "Alright, since Brother Su is vouching for it, I'll take however much rare exotic beast blood your friend has."

  "However, is there a sample? It's not that I don't trust you, Brother Su..."

  Han Jiagang said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

  Su Bai understood what he meant, after all, words alone aren't enough.

  He immediately took out the white jade bottle from his pocket and handed it to him.

  Han Jiagang took the bottle, opened the cap, and sniffed it.

  The unique fragrance of rare exotic beast blood filled his nostrils, making Han Jiagang feel incredibly refreshed and lost in the aroma.

  After a moment, Han Jiagang snapped back to reality.

  The fragrance of this rare exotic beast blood was several times stronger than the three drops his father had acquired a few days ago!

  Han Jiagang felt touched!

  Such top-quality rare exotic beast blood wouldn't have trouble selling, and Su Bai prioritized selling it to him because they were classmates and dormmates.

  Truly loyal!

  It seemed his father was right, the camaraderie within the Martial Academy is genuine!

  Han Jiagang, lost in his own thoughts, felt deeply moved and looked at Su Bai with sincere eyes:

  "Brother Su, you treat me as a brother, so I'll be honest with you. This bottle of rare exotic beast blood is better than the three drops my father acquired before. I'm not sure about the price, so let me call my father to discuss it."

  "Don't worry, Brother Su, since you trust me, I won't let you suffer a loss!"

  Honestly, Han Jiagang's sudden display of genuine emotion and intense gaze left Su Bai a bit bewildered and slightly apprehensive.

  But he was quickly drawn to the potential price of the essence blood.

  When he sold three drops of essence blood in Yushan County, Little Eight was still low-tier.

  Now that Little Tortoise's strength had reached mid-tier, it was naturally of much higher quality than before.

  Su Bai had some expectations for what value these seven drops of essence blood might fetch.